LOT 3269
Claudius II Gothicus BI Antoninianus. AD 268-270.
Mediolanum mint; struck AD 269-270. 3rd officina. IMP CLAVDIVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed(?) bust to right / PAX AVG, Pax running to left, holding olive-branch and sceptre; T in exergue. Cf. RIC V.1 157; cf. MER-RIC 60 (temporary). Near Extremely Fine.(2.35gr, 17mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceProperty of a North London, UK, gentleman.
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Jovian BI Nummus. AD 363-364.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Heraclea mint. 2nd officina. D N IOVIANVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to left / VOT V MVLT X in four lines within wreath; HERACB in exergue. RIC VIII 110. 3.37gr, 20mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020). -
Crispus, as Caesar BI Nummus. AD 316-326.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Heraclea mint; struck AD 317. 3rd officina. D N FL IVL CRISPVS NOB CAES, laureate and draped bust to left, holding globe, mappa and sceptre / PROVIDENTIAE CAESS, camp gate with seven rows, no doors and three turrets; •MHTΓ• in exergue. RIC VII 23. 3.54gr, 19mm, 6h.
Extremely Fine.
Ex M.D. collection, Brussels. From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s. -
Postumus, Romano-Gallic Emperor AR Antoninianus. AD 260-269.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Treveri mint; struck AD 261. IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / P M TR P COS II P P, emperor in military attire standing to left, holding globe and spear. RIC V.2 54 (Lugdunum). 3.20gr, 23mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
